Aspen Cancer Conference
The 2025 Aspen Cancer Conference was held
Sunday, June 15, 2025 to Thursday, June 19, 2025
AT the Gant Conference center and resort in
Aspen, Colorado
The 2025 Aspen Cancer Conference addressed:
Ancestry Medicine and Cancer Disparity, Clonal Hematopoiesis - Aging and Cancer,
Sex as a Biologic Variable in Cancer, Prostate Cancer Advances,
Tumor Microenvironment & Spatial Protein/Transcriptomic Approaches,
Depression of Genomic Repeat Elements in Cancer, Early-Stage Detection & Screening
Monday featured the Stand Up to Cancer/ACC Collaboration with
Keynote Speaker: Trevor Pugh, Univ. of Toronto and the evening started with
The Aspen Cancer Ideas Keynote Address: Carl June, UPENN
and was followed by a reception.
The ACC conference continued on Tuesday and Wednesday with Aspen Cancer Ideas Symposium,
including a Tuesday evening Special Speaker: W. Kimryn Rathmell, OSU
that was followed by the awarding of the
Founders Award and the Holly & Jerry Wogan Fellowship.
The evening continued with the Fellows Evening Poster Session and reception.
Wednesday morning the conference was highlighted with our first Founders Lecture:
Thea Tlsty, UCSF
and concluded with lunch in the afternoon, June 18, 2025.
We Celebrated 40 Years of Science in Aspen, Colorado
Save the Date
The 2026 Aspen Cancer Conference will be held Saturday, June 13, 2026 to Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at The Gant Conference Center and Resort in Aspen, Colorado.
Special Lecturers Through the Years
The ASPEN CANCER CONFERENCE, a series of yearly meetings conceived by Drs. Benjamin F. Trump and Curtis C. Harris, was begun in 1985. The Conference has continued to emphasize the relationships between toxicity and carcinogenesis and the identification of novel strategies in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and therapy. It is evident that new paradigms are needed to explain that an increasing number of mutagenic and non-mutagenic agents result in carcinogenesis, that cell injury and death, repair, and inflammation are constant companions of cancer
Conference Special Speakers
Carl H. June, M.D.
Aspen Cancer Ideas Lecture
W. Kimryn Rathmell, M.D., Ph.D.
Aspen Cancer Conference
Special Speaker
Thea D. Tlsty, Ph.D.
Founders Lecture
Trevor Pugh, PhD, FACMG
Stand Up To Cancer
Keynote Speaker
2025 Aspen Cancer Ideas Lecture ~ Carl June, UPenn
Carl June with
ACC Executive Board
Ray Dubois, President
Web Cavenee, Treasurer
Cheryl Walker, Secretary
and
Curt Harris,
Co-Founder/Emeritus President
Carl June with Curt Harris
Co-Founder/Emeritus President
of ACC
Carl June with Julian Adams,
SU2C President and CEO
and
Cathy Higgins,
SU2C Senior Vice President,
Science Programs
President of Aspen Cancer Conference 2025 ~ Ray DuBois, MUSC
2025 Sponsors
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS, DONORS AND SUPPORTERS!
WE COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOU!
Book Your Hotel
As with previous years, we will be holding the 2026 Aspen Cancer Conference at The Gant Conference Center in Aspen, Colorado. The Gant is perfectly located just blocks away from downtown Aspen, which boasts more than 300 shops, restaurants, and clubs. *Please remember to prepare for the altitude by drinking a lot of water, avoiding strenuous activity, and watching alcohol consumption for the first 24 hours.*
The 2026 Aspen Cancer Conference will be held Saturday, June 13, 2026 to Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at The Gant Conference Center and Resort in Aspen, Colorado.